Slash Fiction with Sean Owen Roberts (S7EP6)

Co-writer Ben Acker joins the podcast. Ben Acker and Ben Blacker were only on the show for one season, but had a great time there. For a brief period, most of the writers were named Ben. Rob and Rich are surprised Lily Dale and the Fox sisters are real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Owen Roberts who played Chet the Leviathan joins the podcast. Hear about his audition with Jensen Ackles, stories about still getting recognized, and even more about nacho cheese. Rob and Rich discover what "slash fiction" is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is always such a delight to have a conversation with one of the behind-the-scenes folks who rarely get to share their Supernatural experience. In this episode, we interview Jose Manzano, who was in the Supernatural camera department for all 15 seasons. Rob and "Witch" have mixed opinions about the episode. It's almost like a Supernatural Buffy: The Vampire Slayer with James Marsters and Charisma Carpenter guest starring. www.patreon.com/spnthenandnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sound designer Marc Meyer joins the podcast. He worked on all 327 episodes of Supernatural and helped earn it two Emmy nominations. It's great to see Sam use his pre-law skills. Rob and Rich have a new sitcom idea, "Oh, Cyrus!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jensen Ackles returns to the podcast. This time to discuss his second time directing an episode of the series. He shares stories from set about working with Colin Ford and Jewel Staite. Bring your own cheese because this is not cho' cheese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Pellegrino, who famously played Lucifer, returns to the podcast. However, in season 7, is it Lucifer, a hallucination, or something in between? Mark also talks about his early days at conventions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julian Richings made an incredible impression as the Horseman Death in just 5 episodes of Supernatural. He shares his story on getting into acting, getting cast on Supernatural and his philosophy on acting. We dive deep into the famous scenes of Death's entrance, preference for street food, and his relationship with the boys. Rob and Rich fanboy over Julian. Rich really loves The Witch. Here’s that code to get discounts on MAGIC MIND. It gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases. Use the code SUPERNATURAL20 at check out.  https://magicmind.com/supernatural Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Misha Collins is back on the podcast to help launch Season 7. We hear how the producers tried to write Castiel off the show (again). Plus, we hear great behind-the-scenes stories about goo, vomit, and the direction Misha got on how to play Castiel. Try Magic Mind today! You have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code SUPERNATURAL20 at checkout. You can claim it at https://magicmind.com/supernatural Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been 3 years since we started the podcast. So, we decided to go back to the beginning and republish the pilot episode featuring Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki. Wow, our podcast has evolved! Rob and Rich are so earnest! Take this road down memory lane with us. What do you think about the differences? We look forward to looking back 3 years from now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Rob Benedict and Rich Speight, Jr. are joined by producers Steve Hein and Trae Budde to try and pick their top 5 episodes from Season 6 of Supernatural, but there is a twist! Become a member at https://www.patreon.com/c/SPNthenandnow to get lots of cool stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices